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Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Rockhound Belt Buckles We picked these up a few years back at a rock, mineral and gem show in Arizona. They have a rock hound wearing a hardhat helmet with a miners light (headlamp) and carrying one of two different color Abalone Shell cabochons. The buckle is goldtone with…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Rockhound Logo Embroidered Patches The Rockhound Patch is a spin off of the Rockhound Sticker introduced at the California Federation of Mineralogical Societies (CFMS) Show in Placerville, CA and at the combined American and Northwest Federation of Mineralogical Societies (ANFMS) Show in Port Townsend, WA in July of 2002.…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Rockhound “Stuff”…Tools, Accessories, Logos Every Rockhound needs more “Stuff”… So here it is! Rockhound Logo Stickers Click Here to see all Stickers Rockhound Logo Patches Click Here to see all Patches Rockhound Logo Hat Pins and 2-1/2” Buttons Click Here to see all Rockhound Logo Pins and Buttons Rockhound…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Rhyolite Rhyolite is a felsic extrusive rock (extrusive rocks are formed from lava which is above the earth’s surface). Due to the high silica content, rhyolite lava is very a thick, sticky consistency (between solid and liquid). It flows slowly and tends to pile up and form lava domes.…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Realgar Realgar and Orpiment are both arsenic sulfides. Orpiment is a rare orange to lemon-yellow mineral consisting of a native trisulfide of arsenic and usually forms with Realgar. Realgar and Orpiment are almost always found together. Realgar is a bright reddish-orange arsenic sulfide. Crystals of orpiment are extremely rare…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Rain Forest Jasper Rain Forest Jasper came from a molten flow of magma from the now extinct Mount Hay volcano near Queensland, Australia about 120 million years ago. The thick Rhyolitic magma that escaped from deep within the volcano was heavier and settled down through the lighter magma. As…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Strawberry Quartz Strawberry quartz is a trade name that refers to pink quartz with numerous hematite-like needles oriented roughly perpendicular to the faces of the terminations. It has the appearance similar to a real strawberry, redish in color with light terminations seen from the surface. Strawberry quartz is a…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Solution Quartz Crystals “Solution Quartz” from the quarry near North Little Rock, Arkansas is supposed to be the best of its type. These are some of the most sought after quartz crystals in the world because of the delicate points and extremely intricate arrangements. These classic clusters are known…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Set of 13 Polished Quartz Crystal Points Item # 13setCP04168543Stunning Large 13 pc set of Quartz Crystal Polished Points from Madagascar This is a set of 13 Polished Crystal Points we picked up from a South African Mineral Dealer in 2005 They range in height from 1.46 to 2.06…

Home Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Rock Cycle Polished Quartz Crystal Points Here we will list the polished crystal points we have collected over the years. Most of our points are from Madagascar or South Africa. Many of the points are smoky quartz or will have inclusions (which we prefer because they are more interesting and add…